ivan Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 glad i don't ski - otherwise i might be tempted to do such silly silly things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 My new goal: Climb something Sky and his friends can't ski! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headmasterjon Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Booyakasha! Hey Sky, RESPECT my man.  Congratulations on finally weaving through her web for the twilight descent!  Is your snow cave still intact? On Kool-Aid Lake? Might have to utilize it.  Good thinking with the middle-fork approach, albeit a bit of a ‘shwack, those slopes between Cascade Pass and Cache Col were a great white fright last year!  And to think… we nearly pulled it off in 23 hours!....well, okay, we weren’t even close.  UP! Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Beautiful! That looks incredible. Very jealous... Â But 50 more feet? Gotta go to the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 What's happening Jonathan? Â I kept thinking about our trip. We were close. We probably coulda had it the same way, but it felt a lot better doing the dusk descent with a fat cache of overnight gear on the other side of Art's Knoll. We made a damn good run at it. Â As for the Middle Fork, it did the trick and it was cool to make a loop and see some new views, but it's definitely more work. Â Josh- good one. Je m'en fiche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I like standing on top of shit, what can I say. Â So in the middle fork did the snow cover all the burned deadfall or did you have to deal with any of it? That looks like the most reasonable approach to formidable in the winter/spring on the map, but do you still think going up and over cascade pass and cache col is easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 You like standing on top of shit? Don't make me remind you of a couple trips we did together, ha ha ha. I'll pull your card. Â There was snow, but we had to deal with lots of burned deadfall. I cleaned my hands with snow many times throughout the night during the approach; luckily I managed not to get any soot on my stylin' threadz. I think the Cache Col approach is probably easier. But without skis and in the summer sans snow in the valley, the Middle Fork could very well be easier, especially for Formidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Damn right, nice trip! Great photos too! Fuck I miss the PNW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benk Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Nice report Sky. I was psyched to be getting the goods on Spider with you and Dave. Maybe i do need to get rid of work and become a lazy bastard ski mountaineer errant ... for the groupies sake. Â Anyhow Jonathan, the snowcave is below Kool-aid lake in a clump of trees but was almost covered by blowing snow as we were leaving camp. It's a nice one if you find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Â damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Scurlock took a really cool photo of what the wind left of our tracks, thanks John! Stomp the windlip, one turn at the top, sidestep on the rocks, then crank 'em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Scurlock Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Scurlock took a really cool photo of what the wind left of our tracks, thanks John! Stomp the windlip, one turn at the top, sidestep on the rocks, then crank 'em...  Yer welcome of course. An awesome drop by any measure. JS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 (edited) Scurlock took a really cool photo of what the wind left of our tracks, thanks John! Â Nice picture, John. Â Glad your trip went well, Sky. Â It's good your slope didn't rip out like the one to looker's left! Â === Edited to add: Â Congratulations on your decision to stay below, Dave. That can't have been an easy one. You demonstrated real integrity by holding back when your friends continued. By integrity I mean Paul Ramer's definition - not breaking personal promises with yourself. Edited February 14, 2006 by Lowell_Skoog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benk Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Scurlock, thanks for the great pic, i'm a big fan of your shots. Â Lowell, I'm glad it didn't rip out either. We thought about digging a pit halfway up but ran out of sunlight. Â Actually, the wind effected snowpack varied considerably aross aspects and we payed close attention as we traveled. The slope was quite stable as we crossed the shrund, climbed it and skied it. Â And as for Dave hanging back ... i think its a smart and easy decision if you don't feel like sking it, for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.